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Shane Gould

Born the year that Dawn Fraser won her first Olympic Gold medal, Shane Gould (b.1956) in her very brief international career, became one of the world’s greatest female swimmers.

Shane Gould

'Swimming is in my bones'

Shane Gould, Australian champion and Olympic gold medallist talks about her passion for swimming.

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W. B. Gould

Liverpool-born William Buelow Gould (1803-1853) had worked as a draftsman for the London printmaker, Rudolph Ackermann, and as a painter for a Staffordshire pottery before being transported to Van Diemen’s Land for theft in 1827.

1 portrait in the collection

John Gould

John Gould

John Gould (1804–1881) is known as the ‘father of Australian ornithology’ for his Birds of Australia, published in seven volumes between 1840 and 1848.

1 portrait in the collection

Mr John Eason

Mr John Eason

Mr John Eason

Mr John Eason, 1838

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2013

Portrait of Elizabeth Gould with a raptor, possibly a red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), painted in her lifetime Artist unknown

Birds of a feather

Magazine article by Annette Twyman, 2021

Charting a path from cockatiel to finch, Annette Twyman explores her family portraits and stories.

John Gould

John Gould

John Gould

John Gould, 1849

Thomas Herbert Maguire, M & N Hanhart

Portrait, lithograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Shane Dye

Shane Dye (b. 1966), jockey, was born in Matamata, New Zealand, and served his apprenticeship in New Zealand before coming to Australia in 1985.

2 portraits in the collection

The crime writer Shane Maloney

Shane Maloney

Shane Maloney (b. 1953) is the creator of the popular 'Murray Whelan' series of six crime novels, beginning with Stiff (1994) and The Brush-Off (1996) and currently ending at Sucked In (2007).

1 portrait in the collection

Shane Warne

Shane Warne AO

Shane Warne AO (1969–2022) is the most successful wicket taker in Australia's Test history.

1 portrait in the collection

Shane Dye

Shane Dye

Shane Dye

Shane Dye, 1994 (printed 2009)

Ern McQuillan OAM

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye, 2000

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

The crime writer Shane Maloney

The crime writer Shane Maloney

The crime writer Shane Maloney

The crime writer Shane Maloney, 2004

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Shane Warne

Shane Warne

Shane Warne

Shane Warne, 2006

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2006

Shane Warne

Shane Maloney and Rick Amor

'Big canvas, small head'

Artist Rick Amor and author Shane Maloney relate divergent experiences of the creation of Shane's portrait.

Adam Scott: at Sanctuary Cove Golf Course

Celebrities on the field

Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2006

Robin Sellick's portraits of Australian sportspeople include Harry Kewell, Adam Scott, Shane Warne, Mark Webber and John Newcombe.

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